''A blistering live performance...of over twenty stop-on-a-dime Ruins classics, Mandala 2000 captures the raw power and visceral energy of this dynamic band better than any studio recording ever could. Also included is twenty minutes of encores featuri...

''A new direction for this innovative group , which until now has worked solely as a duo. Augmenting their core unit of drums and bass with two female vocalists and a keyboard player of astonishing virtuosity, these brilliant orchestral arrangements of...

Charles Rumback, drums/Jason Ajemian, bass/Joshua Sclar, tenor saxophone/Greg Ward, alto saxophone.

"A figure of the rich and varied Chicago music scene, Charles Rumback is impossible to overlook. Avant-jazz, post-rock and ambient electronica...

"'Affreschi e meditazione' opens a new chapter in the long Runaway Totem saga, a journey within a journey. A trip to the physical and spiritual worlds, between real locations on earth and the frescoes and paintings that represent them. The music...

“This is the 11th album by the ultimate Italian 'Zeuhl' group. I haven't listened to their other albums, the debut being already from 1993, but a few years back I was deeply charmed by the latest offering of Universal Totem Orchestra, which is said to be originally a spin-off act for Runaway Totem (although, after comparing the line-ups, the details of the bands' blood relations remain unclear to me)... Have a listen if you're fond of experimental soundscapes and meditative /freaky eclectism -- and if...

"In May 1978, Todd Rundgren performed a series of concerts at The Roxy Theater in West Hollywood, California with a band comprising members of The Hello People (Bobby Sedita, Larry Tasse, Greg Geddes and Norman Smart) along with keyboard player Moogy Klingman, bassist John Seigler and drummer John Willie Wilcox.
This clamshell boxed set includes the entire set from the 23rd May concert over two discs, along with a third disc comprising other soundboard recordings made by Todd during his residence...

"Todd's latest musical vision is a contemporary fusion of styles - rock, soul and electronica - that continues the tradition of boundary-breaking works from this visionary genius, and the finely crafted songs on GLOBAL once again push the creative...

"1994 saw the release of Todd's ground-breaking NO WORLD ORDER album, which was the first interactive album release utilising the recently developed CD-i format, allowing the listener to alter the playback of the interactive disc by selecting one of four pre-determined sequences prepared by different producers. Such an exciting concept gave birth to a unique and exciting tour, which saw Rundgren appear on his own on stage surrounded by keyboards, guitar and performing live utilising the latest technology. T

Excellent, completely unexpected, techno-modern-yet-classic Todd album with all the quirks that made classic Todd albums!

"Absolutely stellar. A complete psychedelic throwback to the days of "Spark Of Life", but with sputtering, Flux:FX style...

"“If, like me, you were one of those folks who snapped up each Utopia album on release day.... If you brought each of those albums home, tore off the shrink wrap and spent the next few days blissfully immersed in the Persistence Of Vision emanating from those groovy vinyl waffles.... Then just put this in your cart and go immediately to checkout. Prepare to be enthralled.
This concert, from May 22, 2018 in Chicago, is a feast for the eyes and ears. The band covers each and every era of its...

Jørgen Mathisen tenor and soprano saxophone, clarinet
André Roligheten tenor and baritone saxophone
Rune Nergaard double bass
Axel Skalstad drums
"Don’t trust the phonetic double sense of this CD’s title as something that will “ruin your day” if you take it home. And no, there aren’t any Germanic runes on auditory range, taking you to the Pagan mythical past of the European countries the same way a few Swedish and Norwegian doom metal bands do. It just happens that the composer and...

"Olaf Rupp plays Improvised Music on the acoustic and electric guitar. The organic flow of his music is guided neither by chance nor by dominant, willful decisions. To him the same level of focus and attentive energy should be present in loud and fast music as well as in softer, more subdued kind of playing. In all his music he explores how motion-clusters can be perceived as one agglomerated sound in motion by using spectralistic fields of tones.
Meinrad Kneer is a double bass player, composer...

“The complete version of this classic double live album now available on CD for the 1st time! Featuring 20-bit digital remastering from the original master tapes and deluxe packaging faithful to the original album release, highlights include great live performances of such hits as "The Spirit of Radio," "Closer to the Heart," "Freewill" and "Tom Sawyer," plus the track "A Passage to Bangkok," not available on the original CD release.”

“Digitally remastered and expanded three CD set. Celebrating 40 years of Moving Pictures! Featuring the 2015 remaster of the original album (available on CD for the first time) and the complete, unreleased Toronto concert from March 25, 1981.
Also included is a booklet with new illustrations by Hugh Syme, plus liner notes by Kim Thayil, Les Claypool, Taylor Hawkins, Bill Kelliher and Neil Sanderso.”

“Otis Rush was perhaps a somewhat lesser known name among the legends that came out of Chicago Blues and its storied history. But his unique electric guitar playing demonstrates a perfection with his touch and feel of the instrument.
Rush passed away September 29th of 2018. 'Otis Rush: Live in Boston, April 1973' leaves behind a worthy document, a testament to his talent. Rush, a skillful guitarist, influenced many British greats from Peter Green to Jeff Beck to Jimmy Page. Rush is also an emotive.....

This has been out of print for some time and while pirate editions are out there, this Japanese release is directly off the master tapes and sounds fabulous. Truly one of the biggest deal jazz and/or creative music albums of the 1950s, in my world! Includes two alternate takes, not on the original 1957 release. Great sounding, big budget, late 50s studio recording as well.

One of my big musical heroes of all time, George Russell is probably best known as an educator, but he's one of the great...

Ray Russell – guitars
- with -
Eric Baldwin – found sounds, sequential creativity
Georg Baldwin – bass, Chapman Stick
Chris Biscoe – tenor clarinet & soprano saxophone
Mo Foster – bass
Nic France – drums
Simon Phillips – drums
Ralph Salmins – drums
Jim Watson – keyboards

Frank Zappa famously characterized music as sculpted air, a notion Ray Russell parlays into another dimension...

Like contemporaries Sonny Sharrock and Terje Rypdal, Russell makes it sound as if the guitar is not enough, as if he's reaching for something wilder, something that can't be contained within the 6 string cage-Jim O'Rourke...

Rutman is an expatriot MA. composer & sculptor who performs on his steel cellos, bow chimes, etc (essentially huge steel structures played with bows. This reissues a very good late 80's album + a bonus track. "Rutman (b. 1930) has been building and...

"Dylan Ryan is a drummer adept at combining his jazz skills with adventurous rock, resulting in music that maintains the cerebral and viceral qualities of both." – JazzTimes....

"Jessica Rylan (you may know her better as Can’t) is finally releasing her first officially published instrumental work for synthesizer. Titled Interior Designs, these compositions are more “classic” in nature than her work as Can’t. Inspired by...

"This isn't a "typical" Rypdal CD, so I can see how some of his fans could be disappointed as the reviewer below. But it's still evocative music that deserves thorough listening. Not as lyrical-orchestral as his classic opus "Whenever I seem to be far...